Our
minds can get cluttered and contaminated with worries, frustrations, and
stressors. When our minds become disturbed with the negative and what all is
wrong or could go wrong, we become anxious and fearful. An anxious and fearful
mind leads to unrest or a feeling of uneasiness.
With all the negative clatter that comes to us through
people, circumstances, and even the news; we need time to quiet our souls. Our
minds were not created to deal with the constant stress and negativity that is
all around, we were meant to live in peace and harmony. Sometimes in life our
peace can be affected if we don’t take the time to align ourselves with
stillness. Stillness can be a foreign concept to our busy and fast-paced way of
living, but stillness before the Lord is not only soothing to our souls but it
quiets our alarming thoughts.
Reflect:
→Quieting your soul is especially important if you have been feeling the stress
and strains of life and feel that you are more irritable, aggravated, or tense.
→Quieting your soul allows you to breathe and be at
rest properly. Being tense or easily upset over matters causes your breathing
to be labored, but being quiet and still will cause you to breathe normally.
→Your soul and spirit are connected but they are not
the same. Oftentimes, our souls are so anxious and disturbed that we have
difficulty hearing God in our spirit. What is in your soul can be released and
turned over to the care of the Lord during your quiet times.
There are benefits to having quietness
before the Lord:
1. Peace
washes over you as you focus your attention on God alone rather than your
problems. Quietness is a gateway for calmness and tranquility.
2. Quieting
your soul can allow God to give you direction and clarity.
3. Quietness
relaxes your body, lowers blood pressure and heart rate, and promotes
creativity.
How
will you quiet your soul?
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